Lux Row Distillers

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I recently attended the KBF festival and Lux Row event, and I must say, it was an unforgettable experience! Penelope bourbon has always been my favorite brand, and their annual releases never disappoint. The night before the festival, I had the pleasure of attending an incredible event hosted by Lux Row, which truly set the tone for the entire trip. From the moment I arrived, I was impressed by the exceptional customer service. The event was beautifully organized and made every attendee feel valued. I walked away with a fantastic selection of allocated bottles, including a few autographed by the master distillers themselves! This was hands down the best bourbon event I've ever attended. If you're a bourbon enthusiast, I highly recommend checking out Penelope and their events. You won’t be disappointed!

Our first morning here, we passed by Lux Row, and decided to stop by at 9:30 AM at opening. Asked about a tour, they told us 10 AM we can do one! Our first bourbon distillery tour, and how nice it is! Alexis took four of us around, and she is a wonderful tour guide, and super sweet! Her, and the staff there, really went out of thier way for us in every way! Highly recommend a stop here, it is a beautiful property, and with wonderful people. Oh and try the Bourdon Coffee here in the morning, wow!

We had a great experience at Lux Row! The gift shop was open and stocked with plenty of fun merchandise—definitely worth browsing. We appreciated being able to grab a drink before the tour started, though it would’ve been nice to have more small snacks available while we waited. The bar area was spacious and welcoming, and our tour guide Alexis was fantastic—enthusiastic, engaging, and knowledgeable. She kept the energy high and answered all our questions with ease. The tasting at the end was a highlight. It was thoughtfully done and offered a few creative options, including pairing the samples with different chocolates. A really nice touch that elevated the whole experience!

Our first bourbon distillery tour- what a blast! Lux Row was recommended by some ladies over I'm the city government office. Seeing the craft behind this KY heritage product was very interesting. Great tour guides and very informative! The tastings were all so different. My favorite was the high wine before the osmosis process and barreling. Highly recommend if you're interested in seeing and experiencing the bourbon making process!

What an awesome experience. Our tour and experience at Lux Row was a highlight of our 3 day bourbon trail trip. I'm a big fan of Blood Oath and was hoping (though not expecting) to find a bottle in the gift shop. To my surprise, not only did I find one, it was a bottle signed by Master Distiller John Rempe! Our tour with Roma was great, got to taste some fantastic whiskey and spent a bunch of money in the gift shop. Don't miss this place!

We had a wonderful experience at Lux Row Distillers, starting with the blackberry lemonade with bourbon! The tour was very informational, and it was clear our tour guide knew her facts! We also loved exploring inside one of the rickhouses and seeing how the bourbon is stored. The tasting was delicious after the tour - plus we loved some of the chocolate pairing options!

This is our 3rd tour here and it didn't disappoint! We did the Distillers Collection Select tour this time around. We absolutely love the chocolate pairing during the tasting. Dakota is an amazing tour guide and we enjoyed learning from her. Well done all the way around!

Our tour guide Dakota made this stop a blast, full of personality, knowledge, and great energy. The tour itself is impressive: a full walk-through from the cookers to the rickhouse with tasting stops along the way. The facility is sleek and modern, and even though I’m not a huge fan of all their products, the Ezra Brooks Select Finish won me over. A fun, well-run experience that was absolutely worth the visit.

We scheduled multiple bourbon tours and tastings on our vacation weekend, and all rated this the best overall tour (Buffalo Trace a very close second). From the trip through the distillery to the tasting where we got to keep our bourbon glass, first rate all the way.

Liked the grounds, tasting room, tasting experience, merch and overall experience. The bourbon itself wasn't quite our speed. I'd recommend coming here first and then going to Limestone. We went to Limestone first and missed out on the free flight. Saving it for next visit.

Lux Row is a must distillery tour. I wasn't as familiar with their products except sister products, Penelope bourbon. It's always great to learn something new. We did the tour and added on an additional pour and cocktail. Our additional pour was my absolute fav, Lux Row 12 year. It's on my list to purchase. The tour was mainly indoors and great information shared. We got a sample during the tour of Rye via whiskey theif, four at the tasting, and another free one at the bar. With the add ons, we got to keep our rock glass and mini glencaryn. Beautiful grounds!

The front desk service were not very welcoming. It was not busy and we just wanted a tasting. The girls simply said you can get a flight in the bar area. No real direction or offer to get tasting with tour until I returned to the desk to ask about a guided tasting. Then they explained that the distillery has opted to not do guided tasting this year but if we did a tour then they have a tasting along the way. Which sounded interesting but since they didn't seem interested in promoting it we decided to get flights. One small batch one Penelope and one Stave finished. They were good but without any real direction we opted not to buy anything. Maybe it was a bad day for them.

It was great visit and staff was amazing. I recommend Lux Row to all who visit Bardston.

Very good experience. Our tour guide was great and our group really liked having a sample of different product at stops throughout the tour.

Got here too late to taste anything so can't say much about their whiskey but the venue is really nice. Will get back here on our next trip.

Lux row is an amazing distillery and we had an amazing tour here. We started off in their gift shop where they have bourbon you can only get here. Our tour guide was great and very knowledgeable. This tour was for sure one of my favorites because in one of the rick house they have/had a barrel of a 128.7 proof rye that we got to try straight from the barrel. This I think is one of the coolest parts of any tour there is. We then had our tasting and tried 4 more bourbons. I spend $10 more when booking the tour and this got us a mini glencairn glass which we got to keep and and extra pour of one of their bourbon that you can get here (It was also my favorite of the tasting). Make sure you stop by here and get a tour.

This was our last distillery tour of the day and as a non bourbon drinker I was not eager to do another tour, however Lux Row did a great job! They gave a lot of information you hear at every tour but also history on the land and buildings. Our tour guide was new but very knowledgeable and had a great personality for giving tours. The tasting at the end was a good one according to my husband and paying for the extra pour was worth it. I personally really liked the chocolates with the dark chocolate being everyone in our groups favorite.

We did the Single Barrel Series tour @ Lux Row with Stevie and it was one of the highlights of our week on the Bourbon Trail. The tour was very up close and personal. We added this tour as a "let's give it a try" filler. But we were blown away at how well the tour was.

Really good experience. Our tour guide Jasmine was great despite having some folks in our group who would not stop talking amongst themselves. She was quite the professional and did her best to talk over them and give us a great experience. The gift shop was good would like to see more merch of my favorite Lux row brands. Plenty of limited release bottles to purchase and the staff was very friendly and helpful

Don't come here on a Monday (like we did) because they are closed. Wait and come back on Tuesday...it's worth the wait! Friendly staff, knowledgeable bartender, and ample pouring for their flights. This is a hidden gem in Bardstown! And we like it here!!

Such a great tour! So interesting and informative.. and the distillery is pretty new but you can spend an entire peaceful day there. Then the testing. AMAZING! Every bourbon was smooth and delicious, super hard to decide what's your favorite. We'll be back there for sure.

This was the most informative bourbon tour I have been on. We started with a cocktail and toured several areas. We also tasted from a barrel. We finished with a guided tasting. In an old house that gave it a very welcoming feel. Our guide was very knowledgeable and made the whole experience an enjoyable one. I would highly recommend taking the Distillers Collection Tour

Great time! Our host, Lezra, was fun. Answered all of our questions. The samples were great and the pairings with the chocolate were interesting. Small group, so it was easy to talk and exchange feedback.

Dakota did an amazing job on the tour and the tasting after was fantastic. The lemonade to start the tour was very good.

While the process of making bourbon is the same everywhere, each distillery offers something unique and worthwhile to see. Lux Row is no different here. It's a modern facility crafting a product that is steeped in history and tradition.

Beautiful facility, very spacious and welcoming. We did their regular tour of the distillery, rickhouse, and tasting at the end. They fill about one barrel every minute and a half that we got to see. The rickhouse was awesome and smelled incredible. I loved how big it was. We got to taste some of the bourbon theived from inside the barrel and they had a photo opp for people on the tour as well. Fun tasting at the end with some different bourbons I haven't had before.

We stopped here on our trip to Bardstown Kentucky. We did not eat here but the restaurant looked nice and the food looked good. We did not have time for the Bourbon tour since we had a appointment in Bardstown. We visited the gift shop and want to come back to eat and do the tour.

Lux is luxury for Bourbon connoisseurs! The facility is absolutely gorgeous. They have an indoor and outdoor seating area. The staff were attentive and informative. I'm only giving this 4 stars because they were fully booked for tastings due to numerous tour busses. We're visiting for the weekend, and it would be helpful if you have an area dedicated to smaller parties. We opted to go to the bar to order a drink and learned we get to keep the glass! The Crangria was absolutely perfect! Hints of cinnamon, Cranberry, and cider. None of the mixers overpowered the Bourbon. The Sweater Weather was cinnamon heavy, but decent. The pear was a nice addition, but you couldn't really taste the rye.

We did the tasting tour here and had a decent time. We were brought into a separate room and had a flight of 5 different items to try out. We were also given certain chocolate pieces to help cleanse our pallette. It was good to be able to try the different bourbons. We also got a chance to thieve our own drink, which was pretty cool.

Product was great. Witnessed issue between tour guide and a patron that has left me uncomfortable to support or ever visit again.

Plan your visit- Get tickets for the bourbon & chocolate pairing experience on their website

Warm welcome by the greeting team, followed by a equally impressive tour lead. Found out more about Lux Row from this visit then known previously. Will include in the plans for next visit to the area.

Loved our tasting! Oh my, if I lived close by I think I would come back often for a drink at the bar to have Kaleb make me a Manhattan! This would never get old!

Service in the gift shop and the Bar was great! The tour with Noah was top notch, would recommend the tour and I will visit again when I return to the area! Cheers from Texas!!

The employees were so very informative and helpful! We were unsure on several bourbons and were offered samples to differentiate, as the one we wanted was being discontinued. Cool vibes with great costumer service!

Enjoyed the welcoming free cocktail. Our guide was friendly, engaging and knowledgeable. The taste testing allowed us to sample liquor we were not familiar with. We appreciate the signature LUX glass to take home.

A great tour with a great guide!!! I definitely recommend attending while on the Bourbon Trail.

Ambiance fantastic. Staff attentive and courteous. Will go back April for longer adventure.

We had a nice visit this past summer to Lux Row Distillery. The tour started out viewing their distillery process and then headed up the hill to a rickhouse. It's always fun going inside a rickhouse, being surrounded with hundreds of barrels stacked high into the sky. The tour ended with a tasting of some of their flagship whiskies. One of their high end bourbons is the Blood Oath series, which is not on the tasting menu, it also sells out quick when it hits the shelf. Inquiring with the staff might give you some insight into this elusive bourbon.

While making last second plans for a short trip to Bardstown in late August I was left with almost no opportunities for distillery tours. Luckily Lux had availability a few hours before. Booking was easily done online. The gift shop has mostly bourbon for sale and they did offer a few of their top notch juice like Rebel 10 and Lux Row there 12 year bourbon. After a short introduction of a nice film we left for around a 30 minute tour. We saw the cookers and even got the chance to taste the mash which I did. Not bad. We saw the barreling operation, a Rickhouse and more. The end of the tour is reserved for tasting Lux products. I had a great tasting of some Premium juice that was not expected. The entire tour and tasting was approximately 60 minutes. The guide Caleb was a highlight. I would recommend a Lux Distillery tour and also suggest a purchase of their products which I have enjoyed. Look for continued expansion by Lux & Co.

Dakota was amazing for the Taste of Lux. Fun and informative. Would definitely come back!

Very informative tour and ample tasting experience. Emily was personable and knowledgeable. Also poured an extra Rebel expression that was available for sale.

Beautiful property Knowledgeable staff Great tasting bourbons Highly recommend this distillery

Absolutely incredible place. Love the fact you can do a tasting right there and in a whiskey glass you can take home. Great place great product, great service, fun people

Did not Do tasting but great gift shop area. Wish we had time to do tasting. I would recommend setting up one.

Lux row is amazing. Their tour goes through the entire process, and the tasting is superb. Dakota was an awesome guide and extremely knowledgeable. Best tour on the trail. The grounds are pristine.

We did a tour of this lovely facility. Our tour guide, Mike, was fun and very knowledgeable! He was loud so everyone could hear. Answered all questions from visitors. He was a fun guide through our tasting. Just a very real guy. Lux row bourbons are delicious. The favorites we enjoyed tasting were the Old Ezra Rye and Lux Row 12 yr. Bummed we couldn't get a Blood Oath. It is a spring release and not available in November. I thought the tour was very reasonably priced including 4 tastings! And we did the add on tasting for an extra $10. Everyone was so nice. Very glad we did this Distillery! Great way to start off our day!

Aa far as tours and tastings go, this has to be up there in terms of value. You get to see the distillery, a rickhouse and several other stops. And the tasting gives you a mix of offerings including some of their higher end boubons or rye whiskeys. Our tour guide was friendly and informative and didn't rush anyone through without answering questions.

Lux Row was a top notch distillery to visit on the Bourbon Trail. The tasting room is very modern with an Old time feel. The products are very tasty and the tour by Emily was informative and educational. So glad we had her knowledge and personality to guide us around the property. Visit Lux Row when on your next visit to Kentucky.

This was a good tour but our least favorite. What was cool was you got more than a tasting. Our tour guide was "pinch hitting" so we had things left out. We almost missed our fifth tasting (our your guide thought the bottle out was a mistake), and getting our complimentary glass (I got it because I lingered). The tour guide said they were short staffed, and that is honest, but I have one tour for my money and really do not like when you get less than you paid for.

Awesome bourbon and guide Lezra was really good and helpful. Grounds were beautiful this time of year.

We're on a bourbon tour trip and stopped by Lux Row for their tour. The tour was fantastic. The facility is very clean and everyone is very friendly. Our tour guide Derek took us through the facility showing us how bourbon is made from start to finish including a trip to the Rickhouse. Seeing all those barrels and smelling the bourbon in the Rickhouse was an amazing experience. Our tasting afterward was fantastic. Derek went through all the samplings in detail and paired them up with some tasty chocolate. The grounds are also beautiful. Definitely recommend stopping at Lux Row for a tour and tasting. Of course grabbing a bottle or two on the way out is a must as well.

Showed up at 4:27 since it closed at 5:00. Was told the bar closed at 4:30 (and they wouldn't serve us; we were not drunk, btw) because they close at 5:00. If that's the case, you close at 4:30, not 5:00, people. Please post accurate hours.

Take the barrel house experience tour! Great facility and friendly staff. Stevie did a terrific tour and The bourbon is excellent.

This distillery is very new, and owned by a large alcohol company, but they have a great Marketing team, beautiful facilities, and a nice but small selection of Bourbon. When you enter, you'll be taken to a small media room and shown the history of Lux Row. On our tour, we were actually joined by Mrs. Lux and her dog, which was an added bonus. The 3 bourbons we tried were very good, especially the Rebel Yell Ginger, which is good for cocktails. The entire facility is new and great for weddings/celebrations.

Going to Lux Row was like the "uber modern" distillery of our Bourbon Tour stops, coming from an older distillery - but it was great! Our tour guide Justin made it a lot of fun and packed us with all the bourbon knowledge! We were able to see parts of the distilling process we didn't at other places and could see how much Lux Row can produce - a lot! It was a fun fact that they don't bottle in their KY location since they're part of a larget spirits group. The process was very interesting! The property was beautiful and I can't wait to see what else they do over the coming years with all the construction happening. Love love loooved their tasting room! Looking forward to a future visit!

My husband picked Lux Row as one of our stops on our little Bourbon Trail tour. It was the only place he picked not knowing much about the brand going in and it so far has been our favorite place. The property itself is newer and quite nice. The staff was engaging when we arrived and checked in. If you're a bourbon fan, there's an option for an extra upgrade on the tour. Not being a bourbon fan, I was the only one who passed on this. Our guide, Hannah, was fantastic. She was informative, funny and engaging. Husband said he even learned a few new things on the tour. Once we toured the facility, we ended in the tasting room where we got to try 4 bourbons (5 with the upgrade) and 3 of them with a chocolate accompaniment. Everything is better with chocolate! What's also cool about Lux Row is that they had a single barrel option that's only available at the distillery and not exorbitantly priced. They limit the bottles per person for obvious reasons. I think Lux Row is worth a stop if you're doing the trail.